I’m still kicking butt and taking names even though yesterday was a hard day to push through because of some pretty rough fatigue. When I stepped on the scale this morning, I was down another .8lb for a total of 6.6lb lost.
I’m still quite surprised about my lack of hunger. Usually at this point in a reboot, I’m starving and I’m eating frequently. As I shared in a previous update though, lack of hunger continues to be the norm this time around.
I’m also continuing to struggle with some GI issues. I don’t have a gallbladder, so adjusting from a lower fat, crappy carbage diet to a higher fat, nutrient dense diet is giving me a little trouble. It always does, but I know it’ll settle down soon, and it’ll be well worth it when I’m back in the swing of things and my body has had time to adapt.
Day three’s macros were good. I ate around 1300 calories with 77% of those calories coming from fat. For a time, I was worried that I’d only have one meal yesterday, but I did end up having a small snack of salami and cream cheese around 8:00pm.
Lastly, I wanted to share the financial cost of one day’s food since this series is called “Keto on the Cheap”. On day two, I had loaded scrambled eggs for breakfast. I used 3 eggs, 4 pieces of bacon, an ounce of spinach, an ounce of cheese, two ounces of mushrooms, and 2 ounces of pico de gallo. That meal cost a whopping $3.24.
For supper, I had a cheddar and bacon angus patty, 2 slices of provolone cheese, and 2 ounces of hard salami. That added another $2.21 for a daily total of $5.45. I’m picking inexpensive foods for the most part, so relatively speaking, I’m not doing too bad. I can’t wait to see how our grocery spending looks after the first two weeks!
I’m plugging away and I’m staying focused. I can do this!